The Rest if Just Sand

A philosophy professor 
stood before his class and has some items in
front of him, When class began, wordlessly he 
picked up a large, empty mayonnaise jar and 
proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter. 
He then asked the student if the jar was full? They agreed 
that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of 
pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook 
the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, 
rolled into the open areas 
between the rocks. 
He then asked if the jar was full. 
They agreed it was.
The students laughed. 
The professor picked up a box of sand and 
poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled 
up everything else. "Now," said the professor "I want you 
to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are important 
things - your family, your partner, your health, your children
 - anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you 
would probably be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the 
other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. 
The sand is everything else. The small stuff.
If you put the sand into the jar first, 
there is no room for the 
pebbles or the rocks. 
The same goes for you life. 
If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, you will 
never have room for the things that are important to you. 

Pay attention to the things that are critical to you happiness. 
- Play with you children -
- Take time out to get medical checkups - 
- Take your partner out dancing - 

There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party
and fix the disposal. Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter.
Set your priorities because...

 The rest is just sand